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Klamath Falls is a small city of 22,115 people in Klamath County, Oregon. It's about 55 miles from Medford, OR and 233 miles from Portland, OR, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $287k and rent runs about $986 a month.
22,115people
$287kTypical home
$986/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
54"Snow
256Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,115
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,099 people per sq mi
- 233 mi to Portland, OR
- 55 mi to Medford, OR
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $287k (≈$1,810/mo)
- Median rent $986/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (445 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,440 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to MFR airport
- 215 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,075 ft
- 125 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Oregon districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Klamath County: R+42 in 2024
- Oregon: D+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk